Caves of Vilanova de Prades
Vilanova de Prades, in the Conca de Barberà, has 6 caves, all catalogued as Cova, with a total length of 28 metres and a maximum depth of 0 metres.
Vilanova de Prades has 6 catalogued caves, including 0 potholes and 6 caves. The longest is Cova del Feliu (8m). Most caves are found in conglomerate.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Vilanova de Prades, a municipality in the Conca de Barberà, brings together 6 caves, all of them of the Cova type. Together they add up to a total length of 28 metres, with a maximum depth of 0 metres. The lithology of all of them is conglomerates.
Among the cavities, the Cova del Feliu stands out, with 8 metres, the Cova de les Bigues and the Cova Petita del Feliu, both of 5 metres, and the Cova del Castanyola, of 4 metres. The Abric del Barranc de Biern is also present, of 3 metres, with rock paintings. The Cova del Feliu is a rock shelter 23 m wide in the Serra de Llena, in the Conca de Barberà, known since time immemorial; the Cova de les Bigues is a shallow rock shelter in the Serra de Llena, in the Conca de Barberà, 30 metres wide by 5 metres deep; the Cova Petita del Feliu is a small rock shelter 9 m wide in the Serra de Llena (Conca de Barberà), known since time immemorial; the Cova del Castanyola is a rock shelter 17 m wide in the Serra de Llena (Conca de Barberà), known since time immemorial; and the Abric del Barranc de Biern is a rock shelter with rock paintings in Vilanova de Prades, shallow, with small paintings adapted to the concavities of the conglomerates.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova del FeliuVilanova de Prades, Tarragona8 m
- 2Cova de les BiguesVilanova de Prades, Tarragona5 m
- 3Cova Petita del FeliuVilanova de Prades, Tarragona5 m
- 4Cova del CastanyolaVilanova de Prades, Tarragona4 m
- 5Abric del Barranc de BiernVilanova de Prades, Tarragona3 m
- 6Cova del NanoVilanova de Prades, Tarragona3 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cova del Feliu | 8 meters | 0 meters | Vilanova de Prades | Conca de Barberà |
| Cova Petita del Feliu | 5 meters | 0 meters | Vilanova de Prades | Conca de Barberà |
| Cova de les Bigues | 5 meters | 0 meters | Vilanova de Prades | Conca de Barberà |
| Cova del Castanyola | 4 meters | 0 meters | Vilanova de Prades | Conca de Barberà |
| Cova del Nano | 3 meters | 0 meters | Vilanova de Prades | Conca de Barberà |
| Abric del Barranc de Biern | 3 meters | 0 meters | Vilanova de Prades | Conca de Barberà |
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